With their season officially over following their Game 6 loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday, the Maple Leafs gathered at Air Canada Centre for one last time with the assembled media. After a day to catch their breath following their wild first-round series against the Capitals that saw five of six games go into overtime, their season-ending interviews on Tuesday served as a way to reflect on their season as a whole.

From rookie Auston Matthews scoring four goals in his first NHL game, to the dramatic Centennial Classic win to their playoff push, there were no shortage of memories fans can take away from this season. In the spirit of a yearbook, The Athletic asked a number of Leafs what their favourite memory of this season was.

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Frederik Andersen: The playoffs was obviously the most fun to play in. That was very cool to be part of this city when everyone is rallying together behind us. That's probably the biggest thing I've noticed,...

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